About Mahdewa Village

Mahdewa is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 702 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdewa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805131
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	702
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahdewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahdewa is the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mahdewa

Mahdewa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahdewa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahdewa from other places

Mahdewa lies about 45 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahdewa
Nearest town	Hisua	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Oro Jagdishpur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	45 km

Villages closest to Mahdewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahdewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdewa village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Mahdewa village has 702 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdewa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Mahdewa is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdewa covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahdewa falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahdewa is Oro Jagdishpur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahdewa.

Mahdewa is about 45 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdewa is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Hisua is about 4.4 km away. Oro Jagdishpur is about 4.8 km away. Wazirganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.